Rainwater Harvesting

1590 7th Avenue (at Lawton Street),San Francisco CA 94122

19 February, 2022

Description

Learn how to harvest rainwater in this dire drought time! Our expert instructor will teach you how to catch and save this precious resource. Cost: $10, but you'll get a $10 gift card for attending the workshop. Sponsored by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission We are in San Francisco's rainy season and every drop counts, especially in this severe drought time. Learn how to easily and safely capture rainwater to use in your garden or home. In this workshop, you’ll learn what to consider and where to start for systems as simple as a single barrel under a downspout, or as complicated as an indoor plumbing system for toilet flushing. Keep precious rainwater out of the sewer and keep money in your pocket by harvesting the water that lands on your roof. The workshop fee is $10, but you will get a $10 gift card to the Urban Farmer Store or Cole Hardware for attending! Please consider making a donation to GFE for this workshop, which is free when you attend and receive a $10 gift card. COVID-19 information (as of December 2021): GFE Mask Guidelines: All participants must wear masks except when eating or drinking. You will be required to sign a liability waiver upon arrival. Please cancel your shift and do not come to GFE if you develop COVID19 symptoms on or before the day of your workshop (fever, chills, repeated shaking / shivering, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, feeling unusually weak or fatigued, new loss of taste or smell, muscle pain, headache, runny or congested nose, or diarrhea)GFE will continue to monitor the COVID19 situation in San Francisco and make any necessary changes to the workshop based on City guidelines.No walk-up registration permitted for this workshop --- Full garden workshop schedule What to bring to the workshop Directions to the Garden More about Kat Sawyer and our Gardening Instructors We are San Francisco's teaching and demonstration garden - learn to garden with us!Our workshops teach people to garden sustainably and our instructors are gardening experts with years of experience. We believe in hands-on education and design our workshops to be dynamic and educational.